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February 6, 2026 Steel Market Summary – Australia New BlueScope Steel Chief Sets Out 2026 Agenda It will be cold comfort to many Australians that higher mortgage repayments is the pain the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) inflicted upon them this week in order to avoid the even greater pain of rising inflation. At least, […]
February 6, 2026 Steel Market Summary – International Australia´s Bisalloy Steels Advances Further Onto World Stage Bisalloy Steels, headquartered at Unanderra on the NSW south coast, has further consolidated its global presence by securing CE (European Conformity) certification for its structural grades. The CE mark is a globally recognised indicator of compliance with the European […]
February 6, 2026 New Zealand News Glenbrook´s EAF On Track To Lead Resurgent 2026 Although New Zealand’s steel industry is small by global standards, it is strategically vital to our nation’s economy and infrastructure. The centrepiece of our domestic steelmaking is New Zealand Steel Limited (NZ Steel), which is a wholly owned subsidiary of BlueScope […]
January 18, 2026 Steel Market Summary – Australia BlueScope Steel Takes Initiative In Buyout Battle BlueScope Steel has announced it will return $438 million in surplus cash to shareholders in an unfranked special dividend of $1.00 per share. The dividend is due to be paid on February 24. In a statement to the ASX, BlueScope´s […]
January 6, 2026 New Zealand News Improved Economy Ushers In The New Year Hopes and aspirations that the steel industry will enjoy a recovery during 2026 were give a boost in late December when Stats NZ announced that gross domestic product (GDP) for the September 2025 quarter had risen by 1.1%. This followed a 1.0% […]
January 6, 2026 Steel Market Summary – International Modest Growth Forecast For Global Steel Industry In 2026 The central character determining how the global steel industry will perform in 2026 is the US President, Donald Trump. However, although his steel tariffs will continue to have their effect, it could well be his decision making in […]
January 6, 2026 Steel Market Summary – Australia Kerry Stokes And US Partner Bid For BlueScope Steel The Australian businessman, Kerry Stokes, has joined with the US company Steel Dynamics in a $13.2 billion bid for BlueScope Steel. The all-cash offer, which values BlueScope at $30 a share, was made on December 11 but only […]
December 18, 2025 Steel Market Summary – Australia Early Christmas Gifts For Tomago And Tahmoor The Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, has announced his government will partner with Tomago Aluminium and the NSW state government to ensure the aluminium smelter´s survival beyond 2028. In October, Tomago said its business would likely become unviable after its current […]
December 5, 2025 Steel Market Summary – International Where Trump Tariffs Go, Others Follow The apparent success of Donald Trump´s tariffs has not only been welcomed by his domestic steel and manufacturing base, but it has also encouraged other countries to implement their own tariffs as an industry protection mechanism. Indeed, tariffs and anti-dumping actions […]
December 5, 2025 New Zealand News Steel Industry To Strengthen After Tough Year New Zealand’s steel sector enters the final stretch of 2025 in a noticeably more stable position than it began the year. After two years of soft demand, aggressive discounting and elevated construction-sector stress, the market appears to have reached a cyclical floor. […]
